• Source: South African military assistance to the Central African Republic

The South african" target="_blank">African Government has assisted the government of François Bozizé in the Central african" target="_blank">African Republic militarily. After 13 paratroopers were killed in the March 2013 battle for Bangui, the Zuma government came under heavy criticism and questioning for this support.




Operation Morero


A South african" target="_blank">African National Defence Force Special Forces unit has provided personal protection for Bozizé since 2007.




Operation Vimbezela



In 2007 Bozizé requested assistance from South Africa for training the FACA and refurbishment of military facilities. The two nations signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 11 February 2007. In March the SANDF training and engineering personnel under the command of Col George Sibanyon. By September 2009, 123 FACA members had received leadership training, including 23 who attended courses in RSA.




Anti-Séléka deployment


In January 2013 the SANDF deployed an additional 200 troops to the CAR, without either air or armour support. Thirteen soldiers from the 1 Parachute Battalion were killed.
David Maynier, the Democratic Alliance shadow minister of defence, Pieter Groenewald from the Freedom Front Plus and Pikkie Greeff from the South african" target="_blank">African National Defence Union, are seeking an official parliamentary inquest into the SANDF's role in Bangui.

The SANDF has since awarded Battle Honours to the three units involved in the battle in recognition their performance.




See also


Politics of the Central african" target="_blank">African Republic
Central african" target="_blank">African Republic conflict (2012–present)




Notes






References


DefenceWeb (2013-03-27). "SA soldier missing in CAR found alive and well". DefenceWeb. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
DIRCO (2011-03-01). "Training and Support provided by the South african" target="_blank">African Army (SANDF) to the Army of the Central african" target="_blank">African Republic (CAR)". Department of International Relations and Cooperation. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
Netshirembe, Lufuno (September 2009). "Deployed soldiers, Good SANDF Ambassadors" (PDF). South african" target="_blank">African Soldier. Vol. 16, no. 9. ISSN 1609-5014. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
AFP (2013-03-27). "Call for probe into S.Africa military presence in C.Africa". Daily Nation. Archived from the original on 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2013-03-28.
Torchia, Christopher (2013-03-27). "Hard questions for South Africa over CAR battle". AP. Johannesburg. Retrieved 2013-03-28.




Further reading


Heitman, Helmoed Romer. The Battle in Bangui: the Untold Story (PDF). Johannesburg: Parktown Publishers. ISBN 9780992190286.

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